Special Gazette Declares Electricity and Fuel Supply as Essential Services

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August 06, Colombo (LNW): A special gazette notification has been issued, declaring the supply of electricity and all related services, as well as the supply and distribution of petroleum products and fuel, as essential services.

This communiqué, issued by Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake on the directives of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, was published yesterday (05).

The notification was made in accordance with the powers vested in the President under Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act No. 61 of 1979.

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